About the Artist
Jennifer Solon is a collage artist who creates abstract compositions from hand-dyed textiles, papers and paint. Using a variety of surface design techniques and pigment, Jennifer transforms plain white cloth into multi-layered constructions that often incorporate nature motifs and digital imagery. This process is highly improvisational, guided by intuition, a sense of play, and the joy of experimentation.
Inspired by her walks along the Maumee River, Jennifer often references the natural landscape with her use of organic forms such as seed pods and river rocks. While not a literal translation, her work evokes the memories of a certain time and place. Jennifer's collages explore the simple and complex relationships between color, shape, and texture.
Originally working primarily in fabric, Jennifer has transitioned to a more mixed media approach. Textiles - and the tactile texture they impart - still play an essential role in her collages. Recently, Jennifer has drawn upon her background in technology to create a series of digital collages that combine images from a variety of sources (including photography from her travels, digital renditions of earlier pieces, scans of the fabric she creates, and hand-drawn elements). Many of Jennifer's mixed media collages include digital imagery as a component. These images are also available as prints and custom fabric.
In addition to being a featured artist on Quilting Arts TV, Jennifer has been published in Quilting Arts magazine. She enjoys teaching others and offers local workshops in a variety of surface design techniques. Jennifer lives in Perrysburg, Ohio with her husband and two daughters. For more information, contact her at info@jennifersolon.com.
Current & Past Exhibits
Salon Des Refuses at Parkwood Gallery in Toledo, OH
August 26 - September 23, 2011: Group exhibit of entries not selected for the Toledo Area Artists exhibition at the Toledo Museum of Art.
Fabulous Fibers exhibit at Angelwood Gallery in Grand Rapids, OH
June 16th - July 24th: Group exhibit, featuring an encore presentation of selected pieces from the Fiber Art Show at The 577 Foundation.
4th Annual Fiber Art Show at The 577 Foundation
June 2011 - Three pieces of Jennifer's work (Recovery, Beneath the Surface II, and Restructuring a Reality) were selected for this juried art exhibit.
Art 43551 exhibit at the River House Arts gallery in Perrysburg, OH.
Jan-Feb 2011 - Group exhibit featuring over a dozen works in fiber and mixed media.
3rd Annual Fiber Art Show at The 577 Foundation
June 2010 - Three pieces of Jennifer's work (Edifice 2, Unstructured 1, and 577 Windmill) were selected for this juried art exhibit.
Our Creative Side Exhibit
December 2010 - Group exhibit at the Perrysburg Municipal Courthouse and Municipal Building.
Toledo Area Artists Exhibition
July 10 - August 23, 2009 - Two of Jennifer's pieces (Apartment Living and Melancholy View) were selected to appear in the Toledo Area Artists Exhibition at the Toledo Museum of Art.
2nd Annual Fiber Art Show at the 577 Foundation
May 2009 - Three pieces of Jennifer's work (Seedpod 5, Collage #1, and Waffle House) were selected for this juried art exhibit. Collage #1 was awarded Best in Show by the jurors.
Perrysburg Artists Show at the Toledo Museum of Art
March - April 2009 - One Blue Circle and Riverfront Property were on display at the Toledo Museum of Art, Community Gallery.
Perrysburg Municipal Courthouse Exhibit
March 2009 - Twelve of Jennifer Solon's abstract textile collages were exhibited in a solo show at the Perrysburg Municipal Courthouse, 2nd Floor Gallery. This exhibit was sponsored by the Perrysburg Area Arts Council.